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2008 Executive Committee

The 13 members of CWDA's Executive Committee guide the association toward its mission, with oversight from the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee is composed of six annually elected officers, who serve along with two representatives from Los Angeles County, two representatives from California's 20 small counties, the chairs of the Fiscal and Legislative Committees, and the immediate past president. The current CWDA President chairs the Executive Committee.

*President* Chris Applegate, Stanislaus County	530-527-1911
*Vice President at Large* Cathi Grams, Butte County	530-538-7572
*Executive Officer* Hub Walsh, Madera County	559-675-7841
*Secretary/Treasurer* Linda Haugan, San Bernardino	909-388-0245
*Vice President of Administration* Elliott Robinson, Monterey County	831-755-4400
*Vice President of Program* Bruce Wagstaff, Sacramento County DHA	916-875-3601
*Vice President of Services* Ingrid Harita, Orange County	714-541-7700
*Los Angeles County Representatives* Philip Browning, DPSS Trish Ploehn, DCFS	562-908-8400 213-351-5602
*Twenty Small Counties* Ann Connolly, Tuolumne County Melody Brawley, Lassen County	530-533-5711 530-251-8336
*Legislative* Trent Rhorer, San Francisco County	415-557-6541
*Fiscal* Cecilia Espinola, Santa Cruz County Jo Weber, Sonoma County	831-454-4130 707-565-5800
*Public Awareness and Education* Joe Valentine, Contra Costa County	925-313-1500
*Executive Director* Frank Mecca, CWDA	916-443-1749